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stool-ball

/ˈstuːlbɔːl/

stool-ball noun: an old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide.

Noun

stool-ball (countable and uncountable, plural stool-balls)

  1. An old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide.
  2. A ball used in the game of stool-ball.

Forms of stool-ball

pluralstool-balls
alternative formstoolball

Questions about stool-ball

What does stool-ball mean?
Stool-ball means an old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide.
What part of speech is stool-ball?
Stool-ball is a noun.
How do you pronounce stool-ball?
Stool-ball is pronounced /ˈstuːlbɔːl/.
What is the plural of stool-ball?
The plural of stool-ball is stool-balls.

Words near stool-ball in the dictionary

  1. stool of repentance
  2. stool pigeon
  3. stool pigeons
  4. stool softener
  5. stool softeners
  6. stool-ball
  7. stool-balls
  8. stoolball
  9. stoole
  10. stooled
  11. stooles

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